Arizona lawmaker gets 1 year in prison in child molestation case


by The Center Square

The Center Square— (The Center Square) – A former state lawmaker found guilty of one charge of sexual conduct with a minor was sentenced to one year in prison on Friday, a far cry from the 49 years he initially faced. With good behavior, former Arizona Sen. Otoniel “Tony” Navarrete could be released earlier. A jury in February found Navarrete guilty of sexual conduct with a minor aged 15 or older, a Class 6 felony. The Phoenix Democrat was acquitted of one count of child molestation...

RedState—Arizona Democratic Lawmaker Sentenced to 1 Year in Prison for Molesting a Child. A court has sentenced a former Democratic Arizona state lawmaker after he was found guilty of sexually assaulting a child. He was convicted in February of molesting a young teenage boy that he was caring for at the time.

FOX News—Former Arizona state Dem lawmaker gets a year in prison for sexual misconduct with a minor. A former Arizona state lawmaker was sentenced to a year in prison on Friday after being found guilty in February of sexual misconduct with a minor, according to reports. KTVK in Phoenix reported that Otoniel "Tony" Navarrete was sentenced by a Maricopa County Superior Court judge to one year in prison and 10 years of supervised release for his crime. Navarrete is also required to register as a sex offender. The publication also reported that Navarrete’s attorney plans to file an appeal. ARIZONA...

www.chattanoogan.com—Catoosa County Man Now Facing 55 Years In Prison For Child Molestation With 2 Victims. A Catoosa County jury has convicted Christopher Bean of aggravated sexual battery, enticing a child for an indecent purpose and two counts of child molestation after a three-day trial before Superior Court Judge Brian House.